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Today, senators grilled top Us Health Experts about how to stop the spread of the virus and when that vaccine will be ready. Despite President Trumps public statements that a vaccine could be ready next month. Cdc director doctor Robert Redfield says he doesnt expect one to be widely available for another 9 to 12 months. Late 2nd quarter 3rd quarter. 2021. Meanwhile democratic president ial candidate joe biden says that while the trust was Scientists Say about a potential coronavirus vaccine. He says he does not trust President Trump. And meantime tonight, a ucsf Infectious Disease expert is weighing in on this debate saying that she agrees with the cdc director kron fours gayle ong talked with her about whether or not a mask is more effective than the vaccine when it comes to protecting yourself from covid. The Berkeley City Council members approved the mask fine after seeing an increase of covid19 cases in july and august this as the cdc director stresses the importance of wearing a mask and this face mask. Is more guaranteed to protect me against covid then when i take a covid vaccine. Wednesday cdc director doctor Robert Redfield says a covid19 vaccine would not be available for another 9 to 12 months ucsf Infectious Disease doctor Monica Gandhi agrees number one is to take a while for the vaccine and number 2 were to see the vaccine is but we know these protected doctor gandhi studied maskwearing early on looking at data from japans diamond princess cruise ship where more than 700 people on board came down with covid19. Before maskwearing was suggested so were actually populating the mass school. Multiple components of the response one is transmission and then by reducing the amount of cars that get you get in it may reduce the severity and to seize tuesday night the city of berkeley approved an ordinance to fine people not wearing a mask in public or focus is not on criminalizing people its making sure people get the right track is obviously been shown to be one of most effective way to stop this road and season its a very cheap and easy way to save a life district 4 Council Member Kate Harrison says city workers will be keeping an eye on large gatherings of 12 or more at parks parties and student events we had cal students come back about 3 weeks ago and at present the 190 students have been found positive. And i dont want them to spread their fellow students their parents and grandparents and the neighbors and certainly not the rest of our community other bay area counties like santa clara napa and marine have already approved similar measures maskwearing is already required in berkeley. Now a 100 fine used as another tool to prevent the spread of covid19 the money gathered from fines will buy mass for low income people in berkeley gayle ong kron 4 news. Our Team Coverage on how to protect yourself from the coronavirus continues with kron fours Ella Sogomonian a ella is in our newsroom with more on the push by one east bay county to convince people to get checked for covid while being treated for the flu l a. Pam and ken if anyone feels like they have flu like symptoms coming on the Contra Costa County Health Director wants people to take that opportunity to get a covid19 test too as we head further into the flu season, this winter it will be challenging to differentiate between the 2 and doctor for any tano says that it is possible to suffer from both hes working to acquire more covid test sites and flu vaccines. So when a person comes into their clinics it will be a 2, 1, visit. The flu symptoms are very similar to covid symptoms. Thats why its really important to get your flu shot. You dont want to be home with a fever cough and wondering whether its cold or the flu. If you do get any of those cold or flu symptoms since since it could be cohen get tested. Preparation for the winter Contra Costa County Health Clinics will also be moving the services indoors. The California Department of Public Health reports that flu activity usually starts up. In late november or december and it takes a couple of weeks after vaccination for the body to build up immunity people at higher risk are 65 years and older, who smoke or have Underlying Health conditions like diabetes Heart Disease asthma or a weakened immune system live in the newsroom. Ella sogomonian kron 4 news thank love in the south bay Santa Clara County Health Officials announced new enhanced testing orders today making it easier for people to get tested for covid19. The new order expands the definition of essential worker requiring Insurance Companies to provide free tests for workers such as teachers Grocery Store employees and Health Care Providers Health Care Providers are now required to inform their patients of their right to testing by posting notices in all patient care areas on their web sites and in their communications. The order also says mandatory timeline so that patients get tested quickly and get their results sooner. San jose unified will continue Distance Learning for all of its students through december, the district made the announcement this evening that decision comes despite Santa Clara County moving into the red tier of the states Monitoring System which allows schools to reopen at full capacity if they remain in that tier for 2 weeks. However, the district recently surveyed the parents the students and employees and found that all of them strongly support a plan that remains consistent through the end of the semester. Plans for the Spring Semester will be announced in early december on monday california recorded more than 2000 new covid19 cases thats about less than half a percentage. Increase from sunday. Heres a look at the latest daily cases graph you can see we are on a downward trend. Heres a look at the latest covid19 numbers tonight global cases are close to 30 million. In the u. S. Are more than 6. 6 million cases. California continues to lead the country in the number of cases and in the bay area. There are more than 93,000 cases and almost 1300 deaths. In developing news, the valais whole police union is urging reforms this says that north bay city has recorded at least 21 murders just this year of those deaths at least 16 had been African Americans Union Leaders say they want to work with the city at the Departments Police chief on reforms to improve the Department Even with recommendations on the table theyre not sure where to begin kron fours Jonathan Mccall live for us tonight in vallejo with the story jonathan. Ken pam, the Union Tonight saying that there arent as many as 45 recommendations on the table from to City Commission studies to take a look into the police department. They say right now theyre being stonewall with not being knowing where to exactly started putting those. Recommendations into place, but the police chief says its a completely different scene from what hes heard. The Police Officers Association Says its officers are looking for a new chapter for the city and the department we see it as an opportunity to him. Move the department forward in a new direction, Philip Hoffman is a Union Representative says officers are on board with modern policing policies that would improve the department they position us as somehow an impediment to change and reform and to the contrary. We have reached out on numerous occasions to get the ball rolling on these reforms offices of recommendations from 2 City Commission studies are on the table. But so far none of them have been implemented. He says as crime rises across the city, the biggest need right now more officers on the streets. The department though has been plagued with several scandals in controversial shootings in recent years in just the last 6 months the department has faced the shooting death of Sean Monterrosa an investigation that was launched after evidence in that case was destroyed. An autopsy that showed officers fired 55 rounds at willie mccoy in 2019 hit again total of 38 times and just earlier this month, the city reached a nearly 6 Million Dollars settlement with the family of foster who was also shot and killed by Vallejo Police. Maybe theyre not all on the same page and then it so much animosity enough is literally the Police Everybody longtime the label residents say while they are optimistic about the changes they would like to see. Theyd rather see action than just talk dont keep saying i want to make or form i was like his voice. Im just doing that you can get. And tonight we did receive a statement from of a lay police chief Shawny Williams a gut says in part while i am encouraged to see that the vallejo Police Officers association is now expressing support of our urgent reform efforts. This is not been consistent with their communications to me thus far it goes on to say that i will not tolerate racism to see excessive use of force moral failures and lack of accountability wrapping up saying that his hope is that the v will now live up to their promise to Work Together as expressed in their press release earlier today you can find more details and that full statement from chief Shawny Williams on our website thats kron 4 dot com. Were live tonight in vallejo Jonathan Mccall called jonathan thank you another police story in the south bay tonight, the mayor san jose is speaking out against the citys decision. To allow the use of rubber bullets by Police Officers in some crowds situation as kron 4 s Taylor Bisacky reports despite opposition from the mayor and community activists, the city council may that 10 to one decision on tuesday. Well the new policy restricts when police can use those rubber bullets in certain situations. The mayor argues they shouldnt be used at all he says rubber bullets or a Lethal Weapon and should be treated as such i think its important to have bright line rules. And thats why i think we ought to be taking some weapons off the table. And ensuring that we only have to use of those at weapons that are not as lethal san jose mayor sam liccardo disappointed. After City Councils decision on tuesday to continue police use of rubber bullets in certain crowd situations the 10 to one City Council Decision comes amid a heated debate on the use of the projectiles during tuesdays meeting the question is whether they should use this force. And think if the crowd is pushing to to distance we can touch them happened youre not on me to finish and after the recent release of San Jose Police body cam footage from a protest in response to the death of george floyd a new policy restricts police from using rubber bullets to disperse crowds. It allows the use of a crowd situation if someone poses a threat to others or attacks an officer or another person i am concerned in chaotic situation says weve seen where weve got large mass protests and 99 of people may be very peaceful. Got a few people who are instigators who are violent who may be criminal. It creates a very chaotic situation rosters have to keep some people safe while trying to arrest. Others any capacity take them is very difficult to expect officers to be able to clearly distinguish who is friend and who is foe in those situations. Mayor liccardo suggest using other tools instead where police have options use less lethal tools and weapons to protect themselves. Particularly crowded situations they should they should be going to rubber bullets. They could be using pepper spray or pepperballs or. Tasers now i reached out to the San Jose Police department about this decision. At this time they said that they dont have a statement available. Meanwhile mayor liccardo says theyre working on other Police Reforms he says that there will be a measure in front of voters in november regarding the powers. The independent Police Auditor in san jose taylor the psac ii kron 4 news. Another big story were following today was the lack of smoke in the clear skies look at the difference there just a week ago when the skies were that bright orange color due to the wildfires burning in the bay area and across the west coast. And you can see the pretty traumatic air quality experts say after 30 consecutive days of spare the air alerts. There will not be one tomorrow and friday, though there is a possibility smoke will return to the bay area. On the weekend of the improvement in our skies and air quality gave a lot of people in the bay area the very same idea its time to get the car wash on 4 nobel stopped by a couple of businesses in north bay where drivers couldnt wait to get rid of that ash that was caked on their cars. After weeks of hash just collecting on top of their vehicles folks i spoke with today say it was time her clean place. Yeah she after another cause filed into matin jeffs car wash and Detail Center in novato wednesday afternoon looking for a bash we were getting it light snow in sandra fell after all the dust grime dirt much in the air than the moisture. Its time for clean fact. Like i have not on my side would not cost cause of people are trying to get it off as soon as it gets on. The owner Matt Broderick says its not hard to figure out why hes seen a constant stream of customers thing from blue. Little bit better about the health out of being outside so forth i think that there are working to our advantage of the last couple of days has been the most business theyve received since the pandemic hit and its a similar story down at blue wave in sandra fell for the line of dusty cars wrapped around the building its value weve been here. We open in 2017. Manager earnest, juarez says that theyve been cleaning close to 900 cars a day this week with customers all on the same page i was about it. Carlos is pack also. I was like a lot todays the day yeah all the action all the ball and all the things over the past month and a half. Just just to but i thank god for the blue skies in the north bay noelle bellow kron 4 news. All right, lets looks outside as we that im not going make the joke about the ash getting your anyway, lets just move you know what im saying is you would yeah he would kid had yeah lawrence and get the news about the cool of yeah hey so nice to see that nice clear air rolling back into the bay area tonight still little hazy atmosphere in the upper levels here some of that smoke. Continues to hover up above the fog down below yes, starting to really thicken up and move on shore through the Golden Gate Bridge look at that as were going to see some drizzle along the coastline once again in the air quality spectacular this the best year weve had in quite some time look at all the green it good quality from the coastline all the way into parts of the south bay, san jose manga moderate amounts of blues still theres looking good though in live more in the concord after the tri valley and back into the north bay to now by tomorrow were likely going to see. A little bit of a haze develop overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. But i think by the afternoon again well see that sea breeze picking up going to see a whole lot of green across the screen by tomorrow afternoon, well clear out your skies and bringing that nice fresh air cold front coming to town really helping to shift gears a little bit that has brought with it the onshore breeze little suddenly component the winds anything was little muggy out there today, but the sea breeze really kicked into gear. We have some winds over 25 Miles Per Hour like to revisit that again tomorrow and friday so enjoy watch those cars that some nice clean eric their way thank you lauren see there is an update tonight on last years fatal boat fire off the coast of Santa Barbara. Crew members aboard the dive boat conception say they were not trained on emergency procedures before the fire broke out last year and killed 34 people thats according to federal documents that were released today. Hundreds of pages of documents released by the National Transportation safety board provide insight into the boats final hours on september second 2019. In the report one crew member says siesta captain jerry boylan about emergency plans just a day before the fire. The report says boylan replied when we have time 5 crew members including boylan survived the fire of the coast off the coast of Santa Barbara boyland could face federal manslaughter counts. Many of those killed had ties to the bay area. To the east bay now where a large fire rips through a historic chinatown commercial building in oakland this morning oakland fire says that blaze was started by a Dumpster Fire about 70 firefighters help to fight the fire. The commercial building is made up of restaurants, nobody was injured the red cross assisted in helping those who may have been displaced opened fire says many of the firefighters who responded had just come back from fighting nearby wildfire while firefighters worked to contain that building fire not too far away just a few blocks in fact. Oakland police were investigating after one of their officers was dragged by a car. Heres some video from the scene from the Citizen App Police say around 7 oclock this morning officers responded to a call about a car that it crashed into a tree near 12th and castro when the officers approached the vehicle, the driver appeared unresponsive, but then woke up put his car in reverse knocking both officers to the ground and dragging one of them at least 10 feet before fleeing the scene. Police claim the driver clearly knew the officer was being dragged and they say both officers are in good condition. Investigation into the incident is still ongoing. You heard the shots, you know how i did i did i woke up and my heart was like really pounding. Were still waiting to find out who the victims were when gunfire erupted in san jose last night 6 people were shot 2 of them died 4 were taken to a local hospital this all happened late last night at south ace and reed streets just a couple of blocks south of San Jose State University has kron fours rob fladeboe reports police are still searching for the suspects and a possible motive for the shooting. Pop pop pop pop. It was fast. It was like back. Her south 8th street neighborhood still cordoned off wednesday morning as police processed the scene the president media salinas is a little nervous about the fact that the gunshot she heard, were on least right outside her apartment. Was like why was i went outside and think that it was right there. In front of. Apartment this was the scene just after 10 oclock tuesday night. Police say 6 people were shot. 2 of the 5 male victims are dead 3 other men and a woman were injured, but are expected to survive. Police said the victims were attending an outdoor candlelight vigil when they were shot, its not clear as yet if the shooting is somehow related to the vigil, but the publics help is needed. San jose Police Sergeant christian camera real this just happened would still interviewing witnesses were still trying to connect all the dots. Obviously if we do. We have more information share we will certainly put that out but this investigation is still very active. Were still talking to witnesses. Police confirmed officers responded to an earlier 911 call from the same vicinity earlier in the evening. But could not say if the 2 calls were related. The neighborhood was sealed off from much of the day wednesday as police processed the scene and canvassed the neighborhood also we can buy those gunshots nina duran was still a bit shaken as she returned home this afternoon youre just i was just shouldnt have been in saying and i got like i its like you get heavy hearted because. You dont expect Something Like this to happen and we get to that so well police said very little about a motive or possible suspects in the shooting. Theyre quite certain that there is no connection between the shooting in nearby San Jose State University in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news San Francisco has proposed a new action to crack down on sideshows and plans to implement harsher penalties for those who participate. This comes in the wake of the labor day shooting incident where a man died near a sideshow in the citys excelsior district city leaders say the legislation would deter people from coming to the city to take part in the sideshows its a piece of legislation that would increase the ability in San Francisco and the time to impound vehicles and you can we can prove that youre behind the wheel. You will be arrested, we understand. That people want to do this, but they are dangerous and this is no fun if someone is killed. San Francisco Police also announced the formation of a special sideshow unit and 50 new surveillance cameras that will be used to catch sideshow drivers and participants. The news continues with that deadly storm in the gulf coast, one person reported dead in the wake of hurricane south well have a live report from florida on the conditions there coming up at 9. 30 the debate over the next coronavirus stimulus package continues at 9. 45. We have reaction from the local democratic lawmaker on the president s call for higher numbers in the next relief bill, but first Vanessa Bryant slams the la county sheriff in the wake of that Police Shooting ambush what made kobe bryants widow publicly slammed the sheriff after we saw the cloud of smoke and my heart fell. I knew wed lose our home. And we did. Over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. Wildfire victims need help so im voting yes on 19. It limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. You never know what youll be faced with. Please, vote yes on 19. The nasa bryant, the widow of the late nba superstar kobe bryant is criticizing the Los Angeles County sheriff for challenging lebron james to match the reward money in that recent ambush shooting a police in compton on monday sheriff alex vella nueva suggested during an interview that lebron james should double a 200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the ambush gunman. The nsa brian is currently suing the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department because deputies allegedly shared photographs from the Helicopter Crash site where her husband kobe daughter gianna and 7 others died. This week brian posted to her Instagram Story screenshot of a tweet that read he shouldnt be challenging lebron james to match a reward or quote to step up to the plate. He couldnt even step up to the plate and hold his own deputies accountable for photographing dead children, bryant then posted a collage of the victims of that Helicopter Crash tagging the Sheriffs Departments Instagram Page today a Congressional Committee released its final report on the investigation of the boeing 7. 37 max jet crashes. That aircraft model was involved in 2 fatal crashes that killed a total of 346 people before the planes were grounded. Lawmakers say both boeing and the f a a share responsibility. The report written by democrats blames a faulty control system that overrode pilot commands while also criticizing the f a a for not doing more to ensure the aircraft were safe to fly. Boeing says its made changes and it cooperated with house investigators. Coming up a gulf coast mayor reporting the first storm related deaths from Hurricane Sally, we will have a live report from pensac we made usaa insurance for veterans like liz and mike. An army family who is always at the ready. So when they got a little surprise. Two . They didnt panic. They got a bigger car for their soontobebigger family. After shopping around for insurance, they called usaa who helped find the right coverage for them and even some muchneeded savings. That was the easy part. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it easy. At least one person is dead hundreds had to be rescued in the wake of Hurricane Sally. Thats according to the mayor of the coastal alabama city orange beach. Now a Tropical Storm sally was swirling north of the Florida Panhandle with winds of up to 45 miles an hour. This Tropical Storms brought a lot of damage to the gulf coast and joined now by reporter Jonah Gilmore live in pensacola florida jonah thank you for being with us is the calm after the storm right now that. Youre in a quiet area there in florida. What was it like there today. Today was very quiet around the entire air, you know people are starting to get clean the process the porches inn do you are just getting that debris out trying to cover up their rules if it was damaged, but we talked about this a little early at the ball just just to show you how strong those winds were just take a look at this this is a barge that broke away that literally floated feet away from a sidewalk where we are standing and another hit a bridge, causing part of that bridge to collapse, you know is just sight to see. So how close this really isnt just like a wow factor just seen those winds push this all the way here near the sidewalk. Here in the pensacola area, you know everyone is just clean up that rain caused a lot of flooding here in the area, some the water started to recede here in the in the panhandle, you know trees have topple smashing damaging a lot of his pretty dark out here tonight. Powers out nearly half a Million People along the gulf coast that includes alabama, mississippi and florida here now water has started to the scene here in the pensacola area and its a curfew in place not many people on the roadways here tonight is pretty dark out here. With just a calm after the storm, you know yesterday we saw with Hurricane Sally was doing knew i was out will feel you saw that that wind and rain hitting me tonight its a totally different story. And tony has done is a dramatic difference from last night it looked like he could barely stand on your 2 feet and now comments are almost serene right now what about the power getting restored i would guess that there are a lot of different power agencies from throughout the southeast that are kind of moving into the gulf coast to assist the local Energy Companies to get that power back. Yeah those crews are working around the clock as we speak trying to restore that power for those of nearly half a Million People are we spilled our sister station and will spoke to him earlier today, they say the already moving into place they have help from people in louisiana and georgia and other cities here in the south of here in pensacola that we saw those people working trying to restore power in several neighborhoods as we drove to the area so everyone is jumping into place trying to get their power restored trying to get that to some sense of normalcy just trying to get people you know the necessities they need to hear tonight. All right jonah thank you for that live report from pensacola tonight we appreciate it we want to check in now our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow lawrence o one kind of unusual question i have is that came in off the gulf coast, its going to head back out potentially back to the Atlantic Ocean again couldnt reform where i could possibly reform we can talk about hurricane again, but right now doesnt look like thats going to happen but were not done with this storm system yet its slowly churning its way and of course that was the problem always with this storm system is not necessarily the power was this the fact that it was moving so slowly so dumping tremendous amount of rain parts of alabama and right there in the Florida Panhandle reports of 10 to 20 inches of rain some isolated reports as much as 3 feet. Of rain falling there. So certainly a tremendous amount of water coming down as you might imagine all the tributaries and rivers theyre expecting flooding there Flood Warning continue across parts of alabama now stretching in also georgias were going to see that storm system slowly track. To the north and the east has picked up some speed yesterday moving one to 2 Miles Per Hour. And now starting to move a little bit quicker 9 Miles Per Hour still a slow moving storm system now not a hurricane anymore not even a Tropical Storm were looking at winds sustained at 35 Miles Per Hour. So that just makes it a tropical depression, it is going to slowly track its way into georgia and then further toward the carolinas. Its going continue to weaken as it moves in that direction but along this path, youre going to see some areas with maybe 10 maybe 12 inches of rain certainly some more flooding before that storm system does finally make its way back into the atlantic all right lauren thank you as the gulf coast deals with hurricane type weather. The west coast of course were dealing with the devastating wildfires millions of acres have burned up and down the coast and just in california alone 25 people have died despite the extreme weather across the country. The president continues to deny the reality of Climate Change. Today governor Gavin Newsome weighed in on whether or not he thinks the president hears him on his Climate Change position. To the were being heard and i believe we and to the extent and i expect the president id states to radically change course no i do not. And so well continue to be stubborn, i imagine he will the as well in his point of view. But as i say its not a belief system data science or not the least. The major wildfires burning in california right now to the august complex fire in mendocino and humboldt counties the north complex fires burning in the ute and plumas counties and the creek fire burning in Fresno County our coverage of the poor air quality continues on our website kron 4 dot com were so glad, its not poor anymore there and you can find how are new air quality map as well as the latest containment numbers for the wildfires burning in the bay area. And you can type in your location and find out how healthy the areas where you live. Well its a dangerous set of circumstances the dry conditions of the historic fire season this year. Causing the east bay police to crack down on illegal fireworks and bonfires in the berkeley and Oakland Hills just since june, the first the Oakland Fire Department says it has responded to at least 10 fires has said it will legally buy fireworks or bonfires along grizzly peak boulevard in the berkeley and Oakland Hills. So far theres not been any major damage but to deter people from gathering in the hills signs are being posted along the scenic route extending on to skyline boulevard. The signs remind the public that both stopping and parking in the 9 turning out to long grizzly peak are prohibited from 9 at night until 6 in the morning. Oakland berkeley, u c berkeley and Kensington Police departments are all committed to adding additional patrols in that area indefinitely. Well coming up could we see another Coronavirus Relief package so democratic and republican lawmakers cant seem to agree on how much relief there should be still ahead the bipartisan proposal that could break the deadlock. And up next in sports 40 niners tight end George Kittle did not practice today after suffering that knee sprain in sundays season opener. Jason dumas has the details and the reaction from head coach shaka Kyle Shanahan next. Jackie, im looking at your mri. Your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. Well, dr. Farrell, it feels really good. Thats good. And. Im sorry. Baby, dont touch that. I dont want you to play with that. singing twinkle, twinkle little star. How i wonder what you are. still singing up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. Im so glad that your shoulder is feeling better. But, how are you doing . Im hanging in there. Schedule a video visit with your doctor. And get quality care with no copay. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. [upb i fell asleepy care tobut when i woke up. I put everything in perspective. boy hi, do you want to share my sandwich . vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Is just week 2 of the nfl season, but the 49 ers are already battling a seasons worth of injuries. Richard sherman went down at the end of the game on sunday with a calf injury and today we found out that he was placed on i r so he will be out at least 3 weeks and then theres George Kittle cattle sprained his knee on this play late in the 2nd quarter. He only missed a few plays and returned to the game. He was ineffective in the 2nd half didnt catch a single pass after the game. He said he was fine but he did not practice today and anyone who has sprained their ninos the pain usually comes in the days after regardless kittle is a tough guy and Kyle Shanahan will play him if the doctors give him the go ahead. We thought to be all right, you know woke up the next a little sore. He fully expects to be there sunday like he always does and just like he always plays to the game when it happens. But well give him the whole week in all always love to get him out there on friday. Well see how that goes but you know friday just to walk through anyways but candles one guy that. I mean hes ready to go on sunday and the doctors say its good to we have no problem with him going without practice and. The tough guy tough support, lets head out to is trying to split the twogame series with the rockies top of the 6th inning as up 2 to one runner at 3rd for jake lamb. He just signed with oakland on monday hit a homer in his debut and went 2 for 4 with an rbi today to extend that lead and theyre reaping the benefits of acquiring land. Next inning same score fire strikes out david dole to end the ending 6 strong innings of onerun ball and 4 point shots were is going to beat the rockies 3 to one. The magic number to clinch west is down to 5 they could be popping the bubbly some time soon welcome back to oakland they take on the giants in a bay bridge series starting on friday and speaking of the giant lets head over to oracle park. They took on the Seattle Mariners will theyre taking on the Seattle Mariners game is still in progress. His name was supposed to be played in seattle but due to the air quality it was moved to oracle park. The giants are up 9 to 3 in the top of the 8th. Well have the full highlights tonight in a tent. And thats your look at sports. Well for your money tonight americans cap spending in august. But the pace of that growth is slowing in the latest retail reports sales rose 0. 6 last month. Making it the 4th straight month of growth, however, in july the number rose 0. 9 we talked to a Morgan Stanley Financial Adviser about how he would grade this report. And 75 of our Gross Domestic Product is really based on consumption. So when i look at that report today and if i was grading it i would have to give it a c minus were expecting well over one percent of an increasingly get 7 tenths of a percent. Its the 4th straight month. Its not significant at this time of the year we should be taking up more on the sales side. The pace of slow growth could be because millions of americans lost at 600 a week boost in their unemployment checks as for another coronavirus stimulus negotiations are still deadlocked House Speaker nancy pelosi already stated that the house will stay in session until a deal is reached reporter joe khalil has more on a possible bipartisan package. If americans are frustrated that congress cant negotiate a new covid relief package, some lawmakers say they are too. And so my position is something has to happen to anyone whos in this experience. I think sometimes its frustrating virginia democrat Abigail Spanberger and utah republican Chris Stewart both say its time their parties return to the negotiating table, lets get to what the pandemic relief we can get we owe it to the American People and weve been working hard and within our to put out something there that would bring people back to the table. Spanberger is a member of a Bipartisan Group called the Problem Solvers Caucus 25 democrats and 25 republicans who released a framework for their own stimulus package along with renewed stimulus checks and billions for schools and childcare includes Liability Protection for businesses a republican priority and 500 billion for state and local governments a democrat priority i think its a lot of passion and a sense of urgency is what were seeing right now democrat cheri bustos says there is mounting pressure on both sides and she says she believes a solid relief package is coming but not everyone is so optimistic some lawmakers like republican tim burchett are skeptical that the opinion polls show that it. And whatever party is in control can stay in control by not pass a new thing and the public will hard rank and file republicans and democrats say theyre pushing their Party Leaders to restart negotiations with each other and with the white house. That was joe khalil reporting meantime while the lawmakers hash out a new stimulus deal President Trump is asking republicans for quote much higher numbers in a relief bill, north bay congressman Jared Huffman says that simple tweet could make a big difference. He spoke with our catherine heenan. I think the president s tweet is a hopeful it certainly gives republicans have been done numbers that just are not meaningful covid it gives them the message that he would like them to go higher and usually they do with the president asks so whether we can get to the range that we need to see in order to really meet the as you know have signaled a willingness to come way down from the heroes act which was or 3 and a half trillion dollar bill that we passed over 3 months ago the question is can we get Senate Republicans to to mean this in the middle and you know that theyve got a long way to go to get to where we need to be but i think the president giving them permission to go higher is is a step in the right direction. Congressman help men went on to say its kind of crazy to think that a tweet would drive a process like this one, but he added those are the times were living the Federal Reserve expects to keep its benchmark Interest Rate paid us near 0 at least through 2023. Fed policymakers hope an extended period of low Interest Rates will encourage more borrowing and spending the feds have kept it there benchmark shortterm rate at almost 0 since the start of the pandemic the feds benchmark Interest Rate influences borrowing costs for home buyers credit card users and businesses. Well it was so nice to see the sky today, lets take a look outside tonight at the whole thing cambridge we can see the sky tonight with this because of the fog but yeah, its not smoke and that is good news stories karnow standing have the refreshing forecast really is what gore does look you saw down below here look from up above from our sutro cam looking back toward the Golden Gate Bridge and you see the deck of clouds coming beneath parts of the bridge. There. So certainly a low level that thats true fog out there right now were going to see that moving in visibilities may be on the record while approaching the coastline that sea breeze loan that was the best story of the day helping to clear things out. Things begin to calm down a little bit now but should begin to pick up again. I think by tomorrow afternoon in fact maybe even a little breezier as we head toward the afternoon hours right now though weve got a cold front thats kind of falling kind of a southerly wind begin to pick up that made things feel a little more muggy today air quality though yeah, its looking better still moderate amounts of particulate matter in the atmosphere by tomorrow at least in the morning in the north bay also in the east and the south bay good along the coastline. I think by tomorrow afternoon. Were in the green everywhere you go around the bay area again numbers looking like this tomorrow at 67 degrees make sure fog and son in the San Francisco 75 sunny nice in oakland and 79 degrees warm as you make your way in the san jose low clouds and fog certainly making their way along the coastline, the cold front watch what happens here. Those we take you through the day starting out some clouds early on that will break up a little bit a few more clouds front tries to make its way a little bit close and then on friday how about that some showers moving into far Northern California just a sign of things to come as we get closer and closer to fall here and certainly as that moves through thatll kind of mix up the atmosphere here as well and bring some more wind. That means more fresh air looks like 60s and 70s in the San Francisco for tomorrow, weve got 60s along the coastline with that patchy thick fog inside the bay, yeah, more sunshine than hayes i think tomorrow 71 in burlingame 76 degrees foster city 79 and now youre looking at 81 in campbell 79 in los gatos about 70 to milpitas east bay youve got numbers up in the mideighties the warm spots there some pretty comfortable temperatures for this time of year. The air quality much better all around the bay area tomorrow afternoon and looking good. I think not only tomorrow but i think the next couple of days things are going to improve fresh air rolling on in the next you over the weekend though things do change offshore winds may bring a little ways i dont think the real bad stuf again but some hazy conditions as we head in towards sunday. Thank you laura as halloween in the bay area will look different this year because of the pandemic what one contra costa. 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These are just some of their costumes from the past few years but with restrictions in place this year because of coronavirus she decided to get creative will be a little bit more work each but it will still give them the opportunity to trick or treat instead of trick or treating in her neighborhood looking like this shes encouraging her neighbors to do a driveby celebration and put a table in the front yard with candy that way they can go by they can say trick or treat if youre in the front yard and they can still get their candy still celebrate Contra Costa County Health Officials say traditional trick or treating is not a good idea and discourages haunted houses and big parties to we are that. The traditional trick or is a kind of risky during the covid youve got small children gathered together in front porches and in front of front touching on high touch surfaces like door knobs and door bells candy candy jars. And so that all those type of activities pose a risk for covid. The recommendation from county Health Officials though are not stopping all families from still planning to head out like they always do on halloween lori lopez and her grandchildren are still going to trick or treat. But say theyll sanitize their candy wrappers before digging in the forward to this so much that. Picking up their outfits in going out for a night really having a lot of fun so thats what were going to do the right Contra Costa County Health Officials say that you wont get fined for trick or treating theres no local or state ban but they do discourage you. From participating in brentwood, michelle kingston kron 4 news 12 core cities all across the nation are dealing with the dilemma of trick or treating this halloween in the middle of the pandemic but one ohio man may have come up with a touch free alternative to handing out halloween candy his solution. A 6 foot long candy shoot there, it is attached to the poor trail. Its been decorated orange and black in and ruby dee says he and drop candy from the top of the stairs down the chute and it is zips right into a trick or treaters the ads will be wearing a mask and gloves on halloween night in the candy will be in factory sealed. Bags so there you go pretty good idea there a safe distance halloween, candy pickup, yeah, haha wraps up kron 4 news tonight at 9 but our primetime news continues at the top of the hour doctors worry the upcoming flu season. It will be met with more Coronavirus Infections coming up with an east bay county is doing to try to combat the 2 with one visit Police Officers saying they are open to reforming the department and bringing it into the 21st century of policing why they say it is the city leaders dragging their feet. Those stories and more in just a few months, weve learned a lot more about the covid19 virus. Its real. And its dangerous. So, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. And while we dont yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart. Do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. And get a flu shot, its even more important this year. We can do this. If we do it together. The news station. Youre watching kron 4 news at 10. Area police union is urging reforms tonight after the city sees a spike in homicides mostly involving African Americans. Thanks for joining us at 10. Im ken wayne and im pam moore leaders with the Vallejo Police unions say they want to work with the city and the police chief on reforms to improve the department but as kron fours Jonathan Mccall explains even with recommendations on